Twelve walks off the beaten path, rich in historical detail People love walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions than answers after a stroll through the city. This book is packed with interesting details about London’s history with both personal tales of those that wondered the same streets in former years and a more general social and economic history of the different areas covered. Following any of the 12 walks featured in the book will allow visitors to London to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers, and revolutionaries. Detailed maps illustrate each walk, indicating the route and where buildings and points of interest are located.